Senior QA Engineer (automation) Contractor
RemoteIndia
Job Summary
Plan and execute manual testing across customer-facing journeys, including exploratory, regression, and risk-based testing for ecommerce solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test approaches and acceptance criteria, while validating integrations and end-to-end flows across web, APIs, and backend systems. Use existing automated checks to support release decisions and identify opportunities for automation coverage. Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps, investigating issues using logs and data sources to isolate root causes. Communicate testing progress, risks, and outcomes to internal teams and clients, producing clear test evidence and high-quality defect reports.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ Years
- Solid experience in QA or test engineering
- Experience testing ecommerce or transactional platforms
- Strong manual testing expertise
- A working understanding of test automation concepts
- Comfortable planning and executing risk-based testing
- Experience with cross-browser/device testing
- Experience working within agile scrum environments
- Familiarity with delivery pipelines and quality gates
- Excellent communication skills—written and verbal
- Able to produce clear test evidence (test notes, screenshots, session charters) and high-quality defect reports
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and strong problem-solving instincts
- Adaptable and open to evolving how you work
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with APIs, logs, or digging into the backend
- Hands-on coding
- Experience working with content and product data in CMS/PIM/commerce admin tools (or similar back-office systems)
- Experience working with backend data—querying databases, reading logs, validating data flows
- Comfortable with API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
- A genuine continuous learning mindset—you stay curious, seek feedback, and actively develop your skills
- Strong attention to detail for premium brand presentation (content, UI polish, localisation, accessibility basics)
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